26
Jan/12

Getting Ready for GulfRun [WhatYouNeed]

Posted by Caffeinated on January 26th, 2012 at 2:59 am


Here we are, a day away from the Land of Burning Rubber and I’ve been head over heels trying to make sure I’m not forgetting anything that would help me create the ultimate video! (and shots)!

Disregarding all my natural instincts of making up my travel bag and putting together my clothes and hygiene necessities, I found myself assembling my photo/video equipment under the beats of Armin Van Buuren… so let’s see what we have here; the picture above simply sums up what I’m going to take with me so here we go:

1- Manfrotto 390 Tripod (Medium)
2- Manfrotto Modo 785B (Small)
3- Manfrotto Modosteady 585 (Portable Stabilizer)

4- Epson Multimedia Storage Viewer P-3000 (40GB CF/SD card reader and backup device; fill a card, put it in, back it up, empty card, fill it again and so on)

5- Wireless Mic set (Mic unit, Receiver unit and Mixer)

6- Canon Vixia HF-S10 32GB Camcorder + HD Wide Angle converter and Hood
7- Canon Mini Shoe / Mini Shotgun microphone
8- Extra Canon Long-Life battery
9- Vixia Remote Control
10- Camcorder Fisheye Lens
11- Bose IE2 Headphones
12- Camcorder Suction Mount Kit

13- Extra Rechargeable Energizer Batteries (For Flash)

14- GoPro Hero Kit (Cam and Mount + 8GB SDHC Class 6 Lexar Premium Series)

15- two Canon 7D Batteries + Twin Battery Charger

16- Canon 580EX Flash + Attachable White Reflector
17- Canon 7D / Canon 24-70mm 2.8L + Hoya Clear protective filter
18- Canon 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO
19- Air/ Dirt Blower
20- Canon 7D BatGrip
21- Canon 7D Shutter Trigger
22- 8GB / 16GB Lexar Pro 233x CF cards + Protective Case
23- Hoya Circ-Polarizer filters

Whew… of course taking care of the equipment is the job of a Lowepro Flipside backpack and a CaseLogic DSLR Sling Sling. I really believe that I won’t be using all of the stuff I’m bringing, but I haven’t the slightest idea on what to expect over there, so I’d rather play it safe than regret not having that tiny thing that would screw things on me.

All in all, I’m looking forward for this and looking forward to making one hell of a video out of the whole experience. Any soundtrack suggestions guys? :)

 

 

26
Jan/12

نتائج الأنتخابات أول بأول

Posted by brownsuger on January 26th, 2012 at 2:01 am

 مع أقتراب يوم انتخابات مجلس الأمة الكويتي و الأستعدادات لهذا اليوم ستكون هناك خدمات لبث فرز نتائج التصويت مباشره علي صفحت وزارة الأعلام و علي توتر و علي التلفزيون قناة الكويت

سيبداء البث المباشر من الساعة 9 مساء يوم الانتخابات 2-2-2012

 http://news.gov.kw بالنسبه لصفحة وزارة الأعلام تذهب الي صفحت الزوارة  

سيكون هناك تحديثات علي الصفحه كل 5 دقائق

واذا كنت تتابع من تلفونك النقال ستظهر الشاشه هكذا

بالنسبه لتوتر يمكنك متابعة الدائره التي تريد . كل دائره لديها حسابها الخاص كالتالي

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ستكون هناك تغريدات كل 5 دقائق للفرز لأول 12 مرشح 

نتمني التوفيق للجميع و شكر خاص للأخوه سعود و طلال المطيري 

25
Jan/12

Gulf Run 7 Riders Up, Close and Personal

Posted by brownsuger on January 25th, 2012 at 10:20 am

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[Watch on YouTube]

Wataniya Telecom made this video for the GulfRun car wash, have a look i will be in one of those cars this weekend ;)

25
Jan/12

Men’s Fashion brands that i like :)

Posted by brownsuger on January 25th, 2012 at 9:36 am

Al thought i’m nor a fashion freak or an addict but i’m a bit picky in choosing my clothes and appearance. The main idea is to look neat.

When your dressed well it give more confidence and the way you dress reflects a lot about a person. Many fall in the trap “I just want something comfortable” will nothing wrong there but add to it simple touches that will make a difference.

This post is about the clothes brands i prefer to wear and i like, let me know if we char that same taste.

First i would like to start with sports wear since i do sports, Nike and Reebok are the best once in terms of comfort and looks, i have tried others but they are the once provided me with the comfort you need when doing sports because in sports wear comfort comes first. Puma also is doing a good job but i didn’t try them much.

Both Timberland and American Eagle are stylish and neat looking fashion lines, i like their style mostly i like Timberland shoes and American Eagle pants (trousers if your British :P )

Now were getting jiggy with it ;) A&F and Hollister are two funky brands first and for most their clothes are excellent i’m talking material wise and style wise. I know i don’t need to say much except i want them in Kuwait!

I’ve been to both stores at their most famous New York 5th Ave. locations :D waw the atmosphere in them is so cool, the lights are dim, nice music and employees are so hip! and they look like models, the girls are all 10 on the scale and the guys all have 6 packs (i’m so jealous tongue)

Now as for Ralph Luren and Lacoste i like them more for the summer their polo T-shirts are the best fit. Sometimes when i’m wearing them i feel i’m going golfing or playing tennis.

The are luxurious with ridiculous pries tags.

Massimo Dutti and Tommy are the best brands for going out at night with family or friends for a dinner or almost any kind of event.

I see Banana Republic and CK are the best work uniforms :) i would buy from them to wear at work and CK underwear are the best i believe. Yet i didn’t do that till now but i’m thinking about it every time i’m there.

Kenzo and LV are my fantasy land, if i pass by those store i have to go in even though i don’t want to buy anything i just love their style and they are so worth the pries tags the last for long and still look go :)

I hope you liked the walk though my fashion thoughts and please tell me about your.

24
Jan/12

Unfortunate fact ;D

Posted by brownsuger on January 24th, 2012 at 8:49 am

So true, i don’t need to say much but sorry for the bad quality of the picture.

23
Jan/12

Diamond Covered Lambo Aventador LP700-4 Miniature for KWD600+ (AED 7,999) [$$$]

Posted by Caffeinated on January 23rd, 2012 at 8:00 am

Saw this piece at Virgin Mega Store in Mall of the Emirates in Dubai during my visit last week. It surprises me to know that there are people who would pay for this… it’s none of my damn business.. I know but still…

In any way, if people could afford the real thing for KWD 200K+, I guess they’d have no problem having this toy as a souvenir of their beloved ride for the measly sum that it costs. (3aleeh bel3afya to whoever buys it anyways) :)

22
Jan/12

Kuwait 1st Cat Show Meyaaaw!

Posted by brownsuger on January 22nd, 2012 at 11:50 am

Last Saturday K-Cats organized Kuwait first Cat show at Lulu Hall in Safer hotel and as a cat lover i had to go :)

When i entered there was a large crowd of people attending the cat show, there was about 55 cats competing for the beauty pageant, all of the cats looked very lovely.

If you didn’t know there are about 40 or more cat breeds and i was very excited to see as much as possible but unfortunately there aren’t many cat breeds in Kuwait although i saw two cat breeds that i didn’t know of and saw for the first time one of the is called Singaporean and they other i forgot :/ their pictures are below.

Most of the cats where Persians maybe 80% the rest where British, Domestic Short hair, Himalayan and Sphinx. I was surprised Siamese cat or maybe i missed it :/

Then at around 11:30 am the judges started rating the cats classifying them according to breed and they were judging them on fear color, bone structure, eye color and playfulness

 

Almost every cat got a ribbon.

I expected more people to attend the cat show, i think there wasn’t enough publicity for the event.

This event will be held annually so hopefully it will be better next year :D

Check out the video i took, Click here i couldn’t get it on YouTube

22
Jan/12

حال الناس هل يومين

Posted by brownsuger on January 22nd, 2012 at 9:20 am

21
Jan/12

BlackBerry’s Latest: From Las Vegas With Love [BB]

Posted by Caffeinated on January 21st, 2012 at 11:26 pm

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We’ve been invited by the good guys from Research In Motion “RIM” to do some Blackberry talk and get educated about their latest, especially that this event came straight to Kuwait after showcasing their goods at CES in Las Vegas.

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To tell the truth, I’ve been hoping to get some news regarding Blackberry’s Playbook and their rumored (now confirmed) OS10, of which would most likely be revealed to the public in February at the Mobile World Congress since they both made (or going to make) a historical mark on the company’s future. In the mean time, we were greeted by their $2,000 BlackBerry’s Porsche Design P9981 of which came in a state of the art packaging.

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In a brief, the event was well hosted, the lighting was nice, people were beautiful and hosts that were more than welcoming; let’s not all forget the food, sweets and most importantly; Coffee.

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Mr. Mohammed Al-Mefleh was the spokesman of the day, reiterating RIM’s role in the mobile industry and answering our eager techie questions, which mine was specifically targeting the Android apps integration with the BB Market for the PlayBook’s OS2.

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I was concerned more or less about the “method” if you will, of the so called integration, whether the Blackberry Playbook’s next OS would play the Android Apps natively or through a mediator (an emulator); Mr. Al-Mefleh was very generous with the answer and did indeed mention that there would be a chosen (certified) apps that would be played by an “Android Player” application made through a joint venture between Google and RIM. How well would that work out in the end is yet to be seen when the Android Player becomes available with the PlayBook’s next update; the PlayBook OS2 (might be available around February). Some talk regarding the latest features of their OS 7.1 was illuminating, giving a nice insight into what the new OS update features would bring with it (to be released sometime in the next month or so).

What’s New in OS 7.1?

  • BlackBerry Tag: A simple method of tapping two NFC enabled BB devices to share information, files, add personal and BBM contacts and more.
  • The New BBM: Up to 160 Characters worth of user profile info. Upload pictures directly from your BlackBerry camera, just snap and set as profile pic, oh and it should support animated avatars too like GIF and such!
  • Mobile Hotspots: … Finally, sharing connections with up to 5 devices!!!
  • And oh, if you’re one of the lucky owners of a Curve 9360 and/or 9380, you’ll be in for a surprise: FM Radio! The aforementioned devices are already equipped with the hardware and circuitry and OS 7.1 is your way to utilize that missing “Radio” fun :P
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Mr. Al-Mefleh mentioned that the updates would be pushed in to your devices Over The Air (OTA), meaning you’d be prompted to update your device once the update is scheduled to our region by RIM. And don’t worry, if you’re too lazy to update, the device will update itself for you! (trust me, it’s not a bad thing :P )

Personally, I’m still waiting for the complete BB overhauling that is promised to be in the OS10, but my dreams were short lived as the OS10 is somehow shrouded in secrecy and I wasn’t allowed in that circle of trust… YET ;)

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All in all, it was fun and educative and we’ve been promised another event in the near future to bring us more BB-Insides; and with that promise we left the venue with a very appreciated gift in the shape of a BB9900 that ended up in my wife’s hands… and I was content with the BB stress ball that was left for me!

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Thank You RIM for a great event!

Here’s a bonus picture of Nasser from Blog37 kissing his Camera :P (sorry dude, couldn’t resist!! :D )

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19
Jan/12

بو طلي – الحلقة الأولى‎ [Truth]

Posted by Caffeinated on January 19th, 2012 at 11:58 am

Bo 6elly, love it or hate it, it has some truth in it. Just got this from my buddy Nezar on What’sApp and thought I’d share it with you guys. I just love the creative concept behind it… Knowing the people who made it, I’d settle for nothing less than “Great Stuff”. Please support the creators by subscribing to their channel :)

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